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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiac Thrombus: Conventional and Emerging Techniques
Published on: June 11, 2019
[The role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Interventional Cardiology]
Francesca Sanguineti1, Suzanne Duhamel2, Philippe Garot1
1Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, IRM Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Privé Jacques CARTIER, Ramsay Santé, 6 Avenue du Noyer Lambert, 91300, Massy, France; Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Cardiologie Interventionnelle, Hôpital Privé Jacques CARTIER, Ramsay Santé, 91300, Massy, France.
Abstract:
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance has emerged as a very helpful tool for the interventional cardiologists not only in the assessment and treatment of coronary artery disease, but also in the evaluation of various structural cardiac diseases. The main pulse sequences are standardised, acquired during short breath-holds, and include steady-state free precession cines, dynamic myocardial first-pass perfusion imaging during contrast injection, and late enhancement imaging for the identification of myocardial substrates. Less than 30-minute CMR studies are now available for the most common clinical indications. More recently, T1 and T2 parametric myocardial maps are promising for detailed myocardial tissue characterisation (edema, replacement fibrosis, diffuse interstitial fibrosis). Technical aspects will not be addressed with particular emphasis on clinical applications.
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An X-ray, or radiograph, is a non-invasive method that uses ionizing radiation to take images of internal structures. It is mainly used in cardiac imaging to examine the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels, aiming to identify abnormalities in the heart's size, shape, and position, such as heart failure, congenital defects, and vascular...